I love this author and re-read all of their work regularly but I always forget how brutal and traumatizing the very first chapter is, it feels violent in a pretty much unrivalled way when it comes to manga/webcomics.
While most characters make sense and are consistent (as frustrating as Hanyul may be to some (most?) I like how he is written, all of his choices make sense given his character), Harold's is way harder to follow: the violence he displays towards Dolph is never shown in any other context, despite Weon, for example, making a pretty good target of that, it feels like it could have been toned down and still have told the same story.
Unfortunately, Harold's punishment makes so much sense with how justice systems around the world tend to work nowadays, and (the bar is extremely low, I know but what is rare is worth mentioning) he at least is properly condemned by Hanyul, although his friends don't react strongly enough in my opinion.
It also feels like the tone of the story doesn't quite match with that first chapter, and it's frustrating not to see Dolph waking up and reuniting with Hanyul, I get that it would've been cliché but clichés exist for a reason, sometimes the cheesy ending is what we need
Anyways, love the art style, like that the story is different from what I usually read, I'll be back! (Although the first chapter will never not feel like getting punched in the gut)
I love this author and re-read all of their work regularly but I always forget how brutal and traumatizing the very first chapter is, it feels violent in a pretty much unrivalled way when it comes to manga/webcomics.
While most characters make sense and are consistent (as frustrating as Hanyul may be to some (most?) I like how he is written, all of his choices make sense given his character), Harold's is way harder to follow: the violence he displays towards Dolph is never shown in any other context, despite Weon, for example, making a pretty good target of that, it feels like it could have been toned down and still have told the same story.
Unfortunately, Harold's punishment makes so much sense with how justice systems around the world tend to work nowadays, and (the bar is extremely low, I know but what is rare is worth mentioning) he at least is properly condemned by Hanyul, although his friends don't react strongly enough in my opinion.
It also feels like the tone of the story doesn't quite match with that first chapter, and it's frustrating not to see Dolph waking up and reuniting with Hanyul, I get that it would've been cliché but clichés exist for a reason, sometimes the cheesy ending is what we need
Anyways, love the art style, like that the story is different from what I usually read, I'll be back! (Although the first chapter will never not feel like getting punched in the gut)